Asedillo

1971 Filipino film directed by Celso Advento Castillo

  • September 3, 1971 (1971-09-03)
Running time
120 minutesCountryPhilippinesLanguageFilipino

Asedillo is a 1971 Philippine bio-pic, period and action film written and directed by Celso Ad Castillo starring Fernando Poe Jr. as "The Terror of the Sierra Madre", Teodoro Asedillo. The film, while critically and commercially a success, is infamous for having begun the SOP of informing cinema owners ahead of time if Fernando Poe Jr. will die in his films as a riot ensued following the death of Poe's character in a screening in Zamboanga.[1][2][3][4][5]

Cast and characters

  • Fernando Poe Jr. as Teodoro Asedillo
  • Paquito Diaz as Vicente
  • Barbara Perez as Julia
  • Jose Romulo as Pepe
  • Carlos Padilla Jr.
  • Rebecca
  • Imelda Ilanan
  • Lito Anzures as Tano
  • Roberto Talabis as Tonyo
  • Ruel Vernal as Abel

Awards and nominations

Award-Giving Body Category Recipient Result
1972 FAMAS Awards[6]
Best Actor Fernando Poe Jr. Won
Best Picture Asedillo Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Legend: FPJ Must Live!". PEP. May 23, 2008. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ Ching, Mark Angelo (October 17, 2019). "Fernando Poe Jr: Da King of Philippine movies". PEP. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ^ Zinampan, Tristan (June 19, 2019). "[OPINION] Is it time to revamp our heroes in movies and on TV?". Rappler. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ^ Benoza, Paulea. "FPJ in retrospect: A guide to Da King's most memorable films". Star Studio. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Carballo, Bibsy M. (December 23, 2013). "FPJ: From real to legend by Nick Joaquin". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "FAMAS Awards (1972)". IMDb. Retrieved November 14, 2019.

External links

  • Asedillo (1971) at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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